Where does “imbroglio” come from?
imbroglio (Italian) comes from Italian imbrogliare, from French embrouiller, from French brouiller, from Middle French brouiller, from Old French brouiller, from Vulgar Latin brodiculare, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ — to bear, carry.
imbroglio (Italian): tangle, entanglement, muddle, scrape; cheat,...
Definitions
- tangle, entanglement, muddle, scrape; cheat,...
Ancestry of “imbroglio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | imbrogliare | to tangle, entangle, muddle, confuse; to cheat,... |
| 2 | French | embrouiller | to entangle; to bamboozle, to confuse |
| 3 | French | brouiller | to blur; to mix up, confuse; to scramble |
| 4 | Middle French | brouiller | — |
| 5 | Old French | brouiller | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | brodiculare | to jumble together |
| 7 | Latin | brodum | broth, stew |
| 8 | Frankish | broþ | broth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bruþą | broth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “imbroglio”